@article{cfd4782f235f4206bbc41ae960412ca2,
title = "Oligoclonal band phenotypes in MS differ in their HLA class II association, while specific KIR ligands at HLA class I show association to MS in general",
abstract = "Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients have been reported to have different HLA class II allele profiles depending on oligoclonal bands (OCBs) in the cerebrospinal fluid, but HLA class I alleles and killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) ligands have not been studied. We investigated the association of HLA alleles and KIR ligands according to OCB status in MS patients (n=3876). Specific KIR ligands were associated with patients when compared to controls (n=3148), supporting a role for NK cells in MS pathogenesis. HLA class I alleles and KIR ligands did not differ between OCB phenotypes, but HLA class II associations were convincingly replicated.",
keywords = "Adult, Female, HLA-DRB1 Chains, Haplotypes, Histocompatibility Antigens Class I, Histocompatibility Antigens Class II, Humans, Killer Cells, Natural, Ligands, Male, Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting, Oligoclonal Bands, Phenotype, Receptors, KIR2DL1, Receptors, KIR2DL2, Receptors, KIR2DL3, Registries",
author = "Gustavsen, {Marte W} and Viken, {Marte K} and Celius, {Elisabeth G} and Tone Berge and Inger-Lise Mero and P{\aa}l Berg-Hansen and Aarseth, {Jan H} and Kjell-Morten Myhr and S{\o}ndergaard, {Helle B} and Finn Sellebjerg and Oturai, {Annette B} and Jan Hillert and Lars Alfredsson and Tomas Olsson and Ingrid Kockum and Lie, {Benedicte A} and Harbo, {Hanne F}",
note = "Copyright {\textcopyright} 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.",
year = "2014",
month = sep,
day = "15",
doi = "10.1016/j.jneuroim.2014.06.024",
language = "English",
volume = "274",
pages = "174--179",
journal = "Journal of Neuroimmunology",
issn = "0165-5728",
publisher = "Elsevier",
number = "1-2",
}